Whilst in Northern California last week, I found I had some time to indulge in one of my favourite activities: visiting the Blackhawk Auto Museum. This hidden gem is in Danville, an hour or so out of San Francisco just north of Silicon Valley. I try and visit whenever I am nearby which is usually once or twice a year. The museum usually has two levels of cars and smaller … [Read more...]
Blackhawk Cars ‘n’ Coffee
Nearly 800 cars were at this months Cars 'n' Coffee at Blackhawk Plaza in Danville, North California on the 1st February. The event is run with the Blackhawk Auto Museum which is an annual pilgrimage for me. The museum constantly rotates the cars on show and many of them are one off's or prototypes. There is also a good selection of 50s and 60s Ferraris, Astons and other … [Read more...]
Canepa Motorsports Museum
4900 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA. I had a great morning yesterday, heading over to the Canepa Motorsport Museum in Scotts Valley south of San Francisco. The freeway ends up as a nice twisty road through the trees heading up to the valley. It was a pity that the large "slow vehicles stay in right lane" signs were ignored as this was a road to enjoy, even putting … [Read more...]